Mailing device.



M. P.' KENNA. MAILING DEVICE."

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-3. 1913. RENEWED NOV. 2. 19M.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916 aluh w M M.

MICHAEL P. KENNA, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.

MAILING Dev ce.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Application filed. September 3, 1913, Serial No. 787,878. Renewed November 2, 1914. Serial No. 869,983.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL P. KENNA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State oflowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mailing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to mailing devices with special reference for use in stores, factories and other places of business, where there are large lists of customers to whom monthly statements, circulars, postal cards and other matter are frequently sent, and the object is to provide a device whereby circu-' lars and other matter may be mailed to a short space of time.

Another object is to provide means whereby a list of customers may be added to or taken from or change made in their post oflice addresses without disturbing the balance of the list. I

All of which will be fully explained and illustrated in the following specification and plate 34 to which are secured or form a part thereof ears 36. I These ears are provided -with openings through which a bar 38 drawings accompanying the same.

Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the pre ferred printing press. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the type set in a galley and showing one mode by which postal cards or the matter to be printed are held in the galley. Fig. 3 shows the galley with a few of the addresses set therein and surrounded with a frame for holding the matter to be printed therein Fig. 4 is a side view with part of the cards printed and part about to be printed; Fig. 5 is a cross section through line XX of Fig. 1 with roller in view.

Like characters of references denote corresponding parts in each of the figures.

Referring to the drawings, -2 is the press to be used with this mailing device, and consists of a bed 3 set upon legs 4 and provided with side rails or tracks 5 and the roller 6 having handles 8, one at each end of the roller. Around each handle 8 is mounted a loosely fitting band 9. The roller is adapted to travel upon the tracks 5. At each end of the bed are arms 10 two on each side which are provided at their upper ends with openings 12. To the arms are removably attached uprights 14 which are securely fastened to a cross rail 15 one on each side. On one side of the rails near the lower edge are fastened guides 16 by bolts or pins 18 and the guides 16 project a short distance below the rail and on the outside of the bend 9 for nearly theentire length of the rail. By means of these guides the roller is caused to travel evenly on both tracks 5. The uprights 14 are provided with slots 20 and are adjusted in any given.

position with reference to the arms 10 by set screws 22;

On the bed 3is placed a galley 24 in which are set type 25 preferably set on linotype, which constitute the names and addresses of the parties to whom the mailing matter is to be sent. Each address is spaced apart by awooden spacer or slug 26. This slug only extends part way up the sides of the linotype leaving a space 28 between the addresses above the slug. Upon the slugs and between the addresses is placed the matter to be printed, These addresses are held in the galley by a screw 30 passing through a bar 32 of the galley and by tightening the screw 30 the addresses will be firmly held in the v galley with the slug between the addresses.

-For the purpose of securely holding the postal cards or other matter to be printed there is secured to each side of the galley a registers with the space between the addresses. The plates 34 are cut away at 52 and a lug 54 of the plate is bent around at right angles to the plate against which the hook portion 50 of the spring 48 is adapted to be brought into engagement and hold the matter to be printed in an upright position.

Another mode of holding the matter to be printed is shown in Fig. 8 and consists of a frame surrounding the galley with. the addresses 25 therein. This frame isprovided with the slots 56 that register with the spaces 28 between the addresses in which the postal cards may be inserted.

The manner of using my device is substantially as follows :The type 25 forming the addresses are set preferably in linotype and placed in the galley with the spacing slugs 26 between the addresses and when the galley is filled, the screw 30 is drawn up and rigidly fastens all the addresses in the galleyrwith the space 28 left between the upper part of the addresses. The type are inked and the operator takes hold of the cam handle 46 and turns it around iarallel with the plate 420 and this allows the operator to force the rods 38 toward the rear and the springs away from contact with the right angled lugs He then inserts a postal card 58 or other matter to be printed between each two addresses in the space 28 and between the hook poi 1c 50 of the spring and the lug 54 and all of the cards are in, then the operator takes hold of the handle d6 of the il turns it to the position shown in r 1g. this brings the 50 of the spring 48 against the card and fastens the card between the spring and the lug The galley with the cards so set therein, is placed on the bed.

t even pressure upon the t dis the roller 6 over the s as and bends them down u a thus prints the addresses L r The same mode is employed e frame 55 is placed arou: the galley as there, the operator place he cards in the slots 28 i'ietween the a .---1es and the slots in the frame and th perator rolls the roller over and prints t V as st ted.

manifest that numerous devices, ran a roller, may be used for bending and pressing the matter to be printed are type wi iout departing from the spirit of my invention.

lit will. be seen by this mode of constructing the frame with the bars 15 and guides and pr ding means for adjustment that there Wlil always be an equal and strong pressure up n the arms of the roller whereby each add 'ess will be made equally clear. It will also be seen that each card 58 is between the addresses and the bfff-I I 1DOS1ZZ"Z1 the address upon the card may be dmed by the depth or" the space headc on the galley.

described my invention what a device of the character described, 'ey, type adapted to be inked forming dresses set in the galley with spaces between the addresses in which. spaces are set cards or other matter to be printed in an upright position, and means adapted to Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gommissioner force down the matter to be printed on the inked type.

2. In a device of the character described, a galley, type adapted to be inked in the galley forming addresses with spaces between the addresses in which spaces the matter to be printed is held, a press provided with a roller adapted to roll over the matter to be printed and press it upon the inked addresses, and means for adjusting the pressure upon the matter to be printed upon the addresses.

3. In a device of the character described, a galley, type adapted to be inked forming addresses set in the galley at a predctermined distance apart, means for holding the matter to be printed between the addresses in the galley, and means adapted to travel. over the galley and force down the matter to be printed upon the inked addresses.

4:. In a device of the character described, a galley, type adapted to be inked forming addresses set in the galley a predetermined distance apart, means for holding the matter to be printed between the adore. in the galley, a roller adapted to travel over the galley and force down the matter to be printed on the inked addresses, and means for adjusting the pressure of the roller upon the matter to be printee.

5. in a device of the character described, a galley, type adapted to be inked forming addresses set in the galley at a predetermined distance apart, means for holding and locking the matte to be printed between the addresses in the galley in an upright position, and means adapted to head down the matter to be printed upon the inked addresses.

6. In a device o1 the character described, agalley, type adapted to be inked forming addresses set in the galley at a predetermined distance apart, means tor holding the matter to be printed between the addresses in the galley consisting of a adapted to engage the matter to be printed, and a roller adapted to travel over the galley and force down the matter to be printed upon the inked addresses.

In testimony whereof ll. aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL P. KENNA.

Witnesses:

M. M. CADY, B. M. HnNsoI-rnL.

of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

